20th Century Masters - Best of Freddy Fender (CD)

With the rise of Latino music, the greatest Tex-Mex country and pop star in history is again gaining well-deserved attention--Freddy Fender. His induction into the Tejano Music Hall Of Fame in 1987 and a 1990 Grammy for Best Mexican/American Performance with the Texas Tornados are among the recent highlights in Freddy’s career. But it is his music of the ‘70s, often sung in both English and Spanish, which inspired succeeding generations and will forever have a place in music history. All of his biggest hits are heard on The Best Of Freddy Fender (MCA Nashville/UME) edition of 20th Century Masters/The Millennium Collection, released April 24, 2001. Featuring 12 digitally remastered selections, the album brings together 11 country Top 20 singles, eight of them Top 10, including such signature songs as “Before The Next Teardrop Falls” and “Wasted Days And Wasted Nights,” both of which were also pop Top 10. Baldemar Huerta grew up in the Rio Grande Valley, southernmost Texas, just across t